Quen Cheng*

Email: qjcheng@mednet.ucla.edu

Publications:

Gorin A, Harriott N, Koduvayur V, Cheng QJ, Hoffmann A. IFNγ-induced memory in human macrophages is not sustained by epigenetic changes but the durability of the cytokine itself. bioRxiv. 2025 Jul 01. view on PubMed

Chavez C, Lin K, Malveaux A, Gorin A, Brizuela S, Cheng QJ, Hoffmann A. IRF1 cooperates with ISGF3 or GAF to form innate immune de novo enhancers in macrophages. Sci Signal. 2025 Jan 07; 18(868):eado8860. view on PubMed

Chetrit DA, Aung T, Cheng QJ, King J. The Use of Next-Generation Sequencing to Assist in the Diagnosis of Atypical Vasculitis. Cureus. 2024 Nov; 16(11):e73247. view on PubMed

Guerrero P, Bono C, Sobén M, Guiu A, Cheng QJ, Gil ML, Yáñez A. GM-CSF receptor expression determines opposing innate memory phenotypes at different stages of myelopoiesis. Blood. 2024 06 27; 143(26):2763-2777. view on PubMed

Cheng QJ, Farrell K, Fenn J, Ma Z, Makanani SK, Siemsen J. Dectin-1 ligands produce distinct training phenotypes in human monocytes through differential activation of signaling networks. Sci Rep. 2024 01 17; 14(1):1454. view on PubMed

Wilder CL, Lefaudeux D, Mathenge R, Kishimoto K, Zuniga Munoz A, Nguyen MA, Meyer AS, Cheng QJ, Hoffmann A. A stimulus-contingent positive feedback loop enables IFN-β dose-dependent activation of pro-inflammatory genes. Mol Syst Biol. 2023 05 09; 19(5):e11294. view on PubMed

Kim J, Sheu KM, Cheng QJ, Hoffmann A, Enciso G. Stochastic models of nucleosome dynamics reveal regulatory rules of stimulus-induced epigenome remodeling. Cell Rep. 2022 07 12; 40(2):111076. view on PubMed

Cheng QJ, Ohta S, Sheu KM, Spreafico R, Adelaja A, Taylor B, Hoffmann A. NF-κB dynamics determine the stimulus specificity of epigenomic reprogramming in macrophages. Science. 2021 06 18; 372(6548):1349-1353. view on PubMed

Kishimoto K, Wilder CL, Buchanan J, Nguyen M, Okeke C, Hoffmann A, Cheng QJ. High Dose IFN-β Activates GAF to Enhance Expression of ISGF3 Target Genes in MLE12 Epithelial Cells. Front Immunol. 2021; 12:651254. view on PubMed

Mitchell S, Mercado EL, Adelaja A, Ho JQ, Cheng QJ, Ghosh G, Hoffmann A. An NFκB Activity Calculator to Delineate Signaling Crosstalk: Type I and II Interferons Enhance NFκB via Distinct Mechanisms. Front Immunol. 2019; 10:1425. view on PubMed

Humphries RM, Yang S, Kim S, Muthusamy VR, Russell D, Trout AM, Zaroda T, Cheng QJ, Aldrovandi G, Uslan DZ, Hemarajata P, Rubin ZA. Duodenoscope-Related Outbreak of a Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Identified Using Advanced Molecular Diagnostics. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 10 01; 65(7):1159-1166. view on PubMed

Cheng QJ, Engelage EM, Grogan TR, Currier JS, Hoffman RM. Who Provides Primary Care? An Assessment of HIV Patient and Provider Practices and Preferences. J AIDS Clin Res. 2014 Nov; 5(11). view on PubMed

Fan L, Fuss JO, Cheng QJ, Arvai AS, Hammel M, Roberts VA, Cooper PK, Tainer JA. XPD helicase structures and activities: insights into the cancer and aging phenotypes from XPD mutations. Cell. 2008 May 30; 133(5):789-800. view on PubMed